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Friends General Conference Offers Antiracist Clerking Advices

FGC offers “Anti-racist Clerking Advices for Friends” to help clerks center Friends who are typically marginalized in North American Quaker… Sharlee DiMenichi

Quakers Walk from New York City to Washington, D.C., to Share Flushing Remonstrance with Congress

The walk advocating free speech and due process will reach Washington on May 22. Sharlee DiMenichi

British Quakers condemn police raid at London meetinghouse, call for reform to protect right to protest

The following story was adapted from news reports posted on the Quakers in Britain website. Follow the latest updates on… Staff

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Friends General Conference Joins over Two Dozen Religious Groups in New Immigration Lawsuit [Updated]

FGC joined an interfaith lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, CBP, and ICE. Sharlee DiMenichi

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La Conferencia General de Amigos (FGC por sus siglas en inglés) se une a más de dos docenas de grupos religiosos en una nueva demanda de inmigración

FGC se unió a una demanda interreligiosa contra el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional de EE. UU., CBP e ICE. Sharlee DiMenichi

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‘We Are All Fire Survivors’: Southern California Friends Support Each Other Through Loss, Trauma

Several Quakers in the Los Angeles County area lost their homes and possessions. Sharlee DiMenichi

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Los Cuáqueros demandan al DHS a causa de la aplicación de la ley de Inmigración y la Libertad Religiosa

La experiencia histórica de persecución religiosa de los amigos motivó a los cuáqueros modernos a unirse a la demanda. Sharlee DiMenichi

Quakers Sue DHS over Immigration Enforcement and Religious Freedom [Updated]

Friends’ historic experience of religious persecution motivated modern Quakers to join the lawsuit. Sharlee DiMenichi

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Friends Journal, Other Quaker Groups Withdraw from X

Quakers in Britain, FCNL, Pendle Hill, FWCC, and others have stopped posting on X and turned to Bluesky. Sharlee DiMenichi

Quaker Clerk Murdered on Philadelphia Meetinghouse Property (UPDATED)

Sean Rivera was convicted of second-degree murder in the 2023 killing of his mother, Carol Clark. Sharlee DiMenichi

Quaker Initiative to End Torture Laid Down After Nearly 20 Years of Advocacy

Members of the Quaker Initiative to End Torture (QUIT) laid down the group on July 15, after more than 19… Sharlee DiMenichi

Quakers Organize Support for Survivors of Hurricane Helene

As of October 10, at least 232 people have died due to Hurricane Helene, CNN reports. Sharlee DiMenichi

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